"Your Majesty, the Western Expedition Army of Wanhu Hou Liu Mingzhi has arrived fifteen miles away from the capital!"
The chief steward hurriedly ran into the imperial study with a mailbox in his hand.
Li Zheng, who was instructing Li Baiyu to review the memorial, suddenly turned around and looked at the chief manager with an expression of overwhelming joy.
"came back?"
"Yes, the Western Expedition army has returned with a great victory! It lost 70,000 men and recovered the thirty-eight kingdoms of the Western Regions. The Western Regions have been included in the territory of Dalong!"
Li Zhengdu hesitated at a loss: "It's great. In two years, we have recovered the thirty-six countries in the Western Regions in just two years. What an incredible feat! What an incredible feat!"
Prince Li Baiyu also peeked at the chief manager in surprise. It was a good thing for him that his brother-in-law returned home with a great victory.
The more powerful my brother-in-law becomes, the more he reveals his throne, the more likely they are to be inseparable.
"Quickly, summon all the civil and military officials who are doing the rituals and come to the palace immediately to have an audience!"
"According to the order!"
"Fuhai!"
"Your Majesty, the little one is here!"
"Change my clothes!"
"yes!"
Eunuch Fu picked up the dragon robe on the hanger and was about to help Li Zheng put it on, but Li Zheng pushed him away: "Formal attire for the big festival, I want to wear formal attire for the big festival!"
"Yes! I'll go to the dressing room to get it, little one!"
Eunuch Fu trotted out of the imperial study room without any hesitation.
"Yu'er!"
"Father!"
"The message is sent to the Zongren Mansion. When the Western Expeditionary Army is about to rush to Lin'an Gate, the ancestor worship bell will ring six times!"
"Ah? Father, even the Spring Festival bell only rings three times. Isn't the standard of six ringing too high?"
"What do you know? Just go if you are told! By the way, we will start paving the loess road from ten miles away to welcome my army of the Western Expedition, and to welcome my great dragon Erlang as he returns with a great victory!"
"My son, I obey!"
Li Baiyu put down the ink pen in his hand and hurriedly ran out of the palace. He could feel his father's joy radiating from the inside out and from the bottom of his heart.
Li Zheng, who is nearly fifty years old, no longer has the vigor and vigor of the past, but has a sense of vicissitudes.
Especially the white hair on the temples is as thick as that of an octogenarian. The only thing that remains unchanged is that his eyes are deeper and deeper.
What remains unchanged is the imperial domineering spirit that dominates the world.
I ask who else in the world would give me up!
"Your Majesty, here you are in formal attire!"
The bright yellow dragon robe is only worn when worshiping ancestors or when the emperor dies. It is not like in the TV series where the emperor wears a bright yellow dragon robe all the time.
Most of the time, the emperor's attire in court was mainly black or black.
Li Zheng solemnly put on the Pingtian crown.
The crown of the flat sky has ten or two hooks. The crown is made of soap gauze, and the top is said to be born. The paulownia board is the material, and the clothes are covered with qi. The front is round and the back is round.
Li Zheng even forgot how long it had been since he had worn this crown of peace. Liu Mingzhi's triumphant return was enough to prove Li Zheng's fancy for Liu Mingzhi.
Li Zheng waved his bright yellow dragon robe and looked out of the palace with faint eyes: "Show me at Lin'an Gate!"
"Your Majesty is coming to Lin'anmen!"
"call"
"In this humble position, I have seen the Generalissimo of the Western Expedition. His Majesty came to Lin'anmen to welcome the triumphant return of the Western Expedition Army!"
"Liu Mingzhi is polite and I have taken the trouble to report to Your Majesty. I will immediately lead the Western Expedition Army to Lin'anmen!"
"Farewell!"
"Commander, look, the road is paved with loess. It's the highest courtesy to welcome a general!"
During the Qing Dynasty, roads were paved with loess, and the clear water streets were mostly used by the emperor for patrols, which was a waste of time for the people and money.
However, before the Qing Dynasty, loess paving was not really paved with a layer of loess, but a thin layer of loess was sprinkled to symbolize respect for the Western Expedition.
This kind of etiquette is becoming more and more distorted, and it is becoming more and more wasteful for people and money.
The current loess paving can only be completed by a few hundred cavalry. A kind of etiquette does not depend on the amount of loess.
Liu Mingzhi nodded lightly: "Instruct the three armies to march forward in formation until Anza, the Sixth Guards Camp!"
"Got the order!"
The 320,000-strong army galloped quickly in formation, and in about half an hour they had rushed to the outskirts of the capital.
Except for a group of important generals, the Six Guards soldiers consciously dispersed towards the Six Guards Camp that was guarding the capital.
When the army returns in triumph, the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Personnel, and the Ministry of Household Affairs will receive their own rewards, but if the 320,000-strong army reaches the capital, it will be a big deal.
"Detour to the south gate until Lin'anmen!"
Song Qing looked at the generals and hundreds of soldiers: "The commander-in-chief has ordered us to detour from the south gate to Lin'an Gate!"
"Got the order!"
Hundreds of horses galloped up, swirling clouds of smoke and dust around the walls of the capital, and rushed toward the south gate.
"The army from the Western Expedition has returned triumphantly and has moved away from its base!"
The soldiers and horses guarding the outer city moved their horses away without hesitation, and looked at the hundreds of horses galloping into the city gate with envy. This was a special honor!
Above Lin'an Gate, all the civil and military officials of the court stood on the city wall and looked towards the south gate.
Entering the city, there were so many people and hundreds of riders that they had to slow down and walk slowly.
The welcoming people on both sides of the aisle came one after another, looking excitedly at Young Master Liu who was rushing in the middle.
"The Generalissimo is mighty! The Western Expeditionary Army is mighty!"
"The Generalissimo is mighty! The Western Expeditionary Army is mighty!"
This is a welcome ceremony organized by the people spontaneously. Every time an army returns in triumph, the people do not need to be notified by the government. They can spontaneously bring their families and families to the streets to welcome the returning army!
"Husband!"
"Master!"
"My son!"
Liu Mingzhi turned around when he heard a familiar voice and looked around. Mrs. Liu Zhi'an, the third princess Ying'er Qinglian and others were crowded by the crowd, shouting loudly at him and waving their arms.
Young Master Liu's eyes were moist and he grinned.
Especially when Qinglian stood there safe and sound, the huge stone in Liu Mingzhi's heart suddenly dropped. The emperor was still the tolerant, generous and open-minded emperor in his impression.
Liu Mingzhi nodded fiercely to everyone and looked at Murong Shan and Qi Yun: "You two find an opportunity to sneak out and go home first. His Majesty may not care about you two women joining the army, but the Yushi Yanguan will not
It's easy to say, they can't turn their heads, so they can only wrong you two for unnecessary trouble!"
The two girls Qi Yun nodded slightly and found an opportunity amidst the cheers of the people to leap into the crowd and disappear!
The common people were not surprised and thought that these two soldiers had other arrangements after receiving orders from the generalissimo.
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
""
The strong and heavy bells resounded throughout the city from the bell tower of the palace.
One, two, until the aftertaste of the bells rang one after another before gradually disappearing into smoke in the sky.
Liu Mingzhi stared blankly in the direction of the bell tower of the imperial city. In the past when the kings were in the Jin Kingdom, they rebelled against the Jin Kingdom. The bell had only rung six times.
Even the ancestor worship bell of Dalong during the Spring Festival only rings three times!
Liu Mingzhi was a little flattered by the welcome of this kind!
Song Qing also looked excitedly in the direction of the bell tower.
"Commander, in thirty-two years, the ancestor worship bell has not rung six times. Your Majesty's favor towards you is really envious of others!"
"Stop talking, let's see His Majesty first before talking!"
"Okay, the general can't wait any longer!"
"Report! Your Majesty, Marshal Liu has passed the Meridian Gate and is heading towards Lin'an Gate!"
Li Zheng looked at Liu Mingzhi's hundreds of people who entered the Meridian Gate and walked slowly towards Lin'an Gate with unconcealable joy in their eyes. He picked up his clothes and walked towards the city wall.
"His Majesty!"
"His Majesty!"
"Your Majesty, please slow down!"
A group of ministers followed in panic. The official at the back looked at Liu Mingzhi, who was slowly coming under the city wall, and sighed silently.
The emperor lowered his rank to greet me, I am afraid that I and others will not have such an honor in this life!
The inner city gate of Lin'an Gate slowly opened. Li Zheng hurriedly walked out of the city gate and smiled as he watched Liu Mingzhi's face getting closer and clearer.
Liu Mingzhi naturally saw the figure that hit Li Zheng, and hurriedly grabbed the reins of his horse, dismounted, and rushed forward quickly.
"Generalissimo Liu Mingzhi of the Western Expedition paid a courtesy visit to my father. How could my son, He De, dare to bother my father and lower his rank to greet him?"
"Song Qing, deputy general of the Western Expedition Army!"
"Longwuwei General Cheng Kai!"
"General Xiaoguo Guard Zhou Baoyu!"
""
"See my emperor, long live long live long live!"
"No courtesy, please get up!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Li Zheng tremblingly helped Liu Mingzhi up and looked him up and down.
"I have lost weight and gained strength. I must have suffered a lot!"
"My son lived up to his father's high hopes and led an army of 400,000 people in the Western Expedition to regain the thirty-eight countries in the Western Regions!"
"Okay, good boy, thank you and the soldiers for your hard work. Let's talk about it after we enter the palace. We will talk about it after we enter the palace!"
"My son, I obey the decree, and my father pleases me!"
"Your Majesty is at the Qinzheng Palace!"
"Master Liu!"
Li Zheng did not hesitate to get on the Dragon Boat and rushed towards the Qinzheng Hall. Jiang Yuanming, the Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue, held a piece of black silk and came to the side of Young Master Liu and arched Young Master Liu with his shoulders.
"Old Jiang, what are you doing with a piece of silk? The new rules of the court?"
Jiang Yuanming looked at Mr. Liu faintly.
"This Western Expedition consumed a total of 2,138,000 taels of silver for food and grass, 6,421,196 taels of silver for soldiers' pay, and 3,730,650 taels of pension for soldiers killed in the war.
Eighteen taels!"
"so what?"
Jiang Yuanming held up the silk satin in front of Young Master Liu and looked at Young Master Liu fiercely.
"If you don't pay back your money, I will hang you on your doorstep!"